diff --git a/dlls/apphelp/Makefile.in b/dlls/apphelp/Makefile.in
index 84f1133c62b..b3c4de763a4 100644
--- a/dlls/apphelp/Makefile.in
+++ b/dlls/apphelp/Makefile.in
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 MODULE = apphelp.dll
 
+EXTRADLLFLAGS = -mno-cygwin
+
 C_SRCS = apphelp.c